Improvement in hay-bakers and loaders



@uitrit tutes atrnt @frn NORMAN S. KINYON Nl) BENJAMIN F. SMITH, OFOHEN'VANGO FORKS,

NEW YORK.

Letters Patent lVo. 68 887, lated ,S'e'itcmI/er 17, 1h67.

IMPROVEMENT IN HAYeRAKERS AND LOADERS..

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T0 ALL WHOM I'l MAYGONCERN:

Be it known that wei, NORMAN S. Klares' and ,Blish-nuls L'. Stura, ot"Olten-.tngo Forks, in the county ot' Broome, and State of New York, haveinvented a new and useful Improvement: on a Machine for Raking `andLoading I-Iay; and we hereby declare that the following is a full,clear, and'exact description of the construc-` tion and operation of thesame, reference being had to the annexeddrawings, making a part of thisspecification,

in which- Figure 1 is ai perspective view, representing the machine inall its parts in a manner sutlicient to explain our improvement. i

Our nventionconsists in the construction and combination ot' severaldevices for operating a hay-rake and loading machine, Jfor the purposeof ina-king it more cicient in its operation and less complicated in itscimstruc-` i tion.` We construct our improvement of' the material usedfor similar purposes.

The frame A is ot a triangular form, of sutticient height to elevate thehay to the top of a full load, mounted on 'wheels I3 B, which operatethe rakes C C C by means of the gear-whecl D attached `to the inside ofone .i

ofthe driving-wheels li, and the pinion E on the end of the pulley-shaftF, and the hand or belt G G, to

whichthe raices are attached. Said hand gives the proper direction tothe rakes by means of pulleys` -attached to different pnrtsof the frame.The raltes Vare guidcdhorizontally the proper distance under the frameby the pulleys II 1I and I I. They are then carried up and pass over thepulleys K K for the purpose of discharging thc hal.r on to theguide-teeth `L L L L, from whi'ch it slides into thewa-gon. Thedirection ot'` l the rakcs is then changed by passing over thc pulleys MM and N N, which are attached to the top of the` frame. For the purposeof readily dctaching the bands from the pulleys we connect them bymeans-of aclasp, so that when moving to or from the place of' operation,the wheels B B can be used only for that purpose. We attach to the baseof the frame A a tongue, O, and spring-bolt, hy which means Vthe machineis connectedto the wagon. ,On the under side of this tongue we attach ahinged standard, P,'so that whenthc machine is detached from the wagonit will support it in an upright position. In the stationary shaft oraxle of the pulleys KK we attach wire teeth L L L L, of suicient length,extending downward, thereby forming an inclincdfplanc to conduct the hayto the wagon. To prevent the hay from working into the gearing andlpulleys we attach wire guards R-R It R at the points where the loadedrakcs pass. When we. use our improvementwe attach it to the wagon, whichhas a hole prepared near the rear end to receive the bolt, which issecured in its position by the springs. The connecting tongue O is madethe proper length to bring the machine to the'right distance from i thewagon to receive` the hay.

In the operation of raking and loading the rakes follow each other insuch close connection that all the hay is deposited in the wagon, andthe load is made up bythe tender.

We are aware that there 'are machines for raking and loading hay thatare in some respects similar to our improvement. Some of them areinseparahly connected with the Wagon, and consequently, as it passesover rough ground, is subjected to great lateral strain and derangementof the parts, while our improvement is so arranged that it passes overobstructions with much less diiculty, and no dangerof derangcment. Itcan bc easily detached from the wagon and attached to another it' foundnecessary, as it is independent in its operation.` It can bemanufactured at less expense, and is much less liable to get out oforder than othersnow in use. We therefore disclaim all similararrangementsand combinations, confining ourselves to the novel featuresof our invention. v

What we claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

The inclined guide-teeth L L and the wire guards R R, in combinationwith the rake and elevating-teeth l and thc endless carrier, all beingconstructed and arranged substantially as set forth. 'i

NORMAN S. KINYON, BENJ. F. SMITH.

Witnesses B.` N. Looms,

E. I3. S'roeiusu.

